Obituaries

Rita I. Derwinski, 92, of Bethlehem passed away on Friday night at St. Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem. She was the loving wife of Edward M. Derwinski, who died in 1977. Born in Carbondale, Pa; she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Angela Maria...

James T. Kennedy, 60, formerly of Waymart died Tuesday at Regional Hospital of Scranton. His wife is the former Coleen Lynch. The couple had been married for 32 years in August Born in Waymart, he was the son of the late Cecil C. & Julia Mozelia...

Anna Kowalako, 81, of Browndale died Thursday at the Forest City Nursing Center. She was the widow of Joseph “Jokey” Kowalako, who died in 2003. They had been married for 43 years at the time of his passing. Born in Forest City in 1932, she was ...

Martha Orinick Woytowich, 85, of Carteret, NJ died Monday at Rahway Hospital, Rahway, NJ. She was the widow of Michael Woytowich, who died in 1996. Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Michael & Anna Egnotovich Orinick. She attended...

Willis H. Arthur, 92, of Simpson died Tuesday at Creekside Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Carbondale. His wife of 35 years is the former Helen Regal-Arthur. Born in Burnwood, Ararat Township; he was the son of the late Willis & Reba Arthur...

Leona A. “Lola” Dovin, 89, of Simpson died Tuesday at the Carbondale Nursing Home. She was the widow of Andrew Dovin, who died in 1989. Born in Simpson, she was the daughter of the late Charles & Sarah Wasnock Galavitz. She was a graduate of...

Dolores Danchak Krisa, 83, of Alexandria, VA died Saturday at home. She was the widow of Walter Krisa, who died in 1998. Born in Simpson on June 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Walter “Deemer” & Mary Strosky Danchak. She was a gra...

James J. Wagner, 66, of Carbondale died Tuesday at home. Born in Carbondale and raised in Simpson, he was the son of the late Gerald & Ann Burko Wagner. He was a graduate of Fell High School, Simpson and served in the Navy. Jim was currently the...

Wanda Lee Morrison, 74, formerly of Tunkhannock died Monday at the Mountain Top Senior Care Center. She was the widow of Russell Morrison. Born in Newport, KY; she was the daughter of the late Jeff Ritchie and Rose Ella Beck. Prior to retirement, sh...

Dorothy J. Alvaro, 93, formerly of Carbondale died Friday at the Forest City Nursing Center. Her husband, Louis M. Alvaro died in 1987. Born in Forest City, she was the daughter of the late Ralph & Harriet Brain Shoop. She was a 1937 graduate of...

Jacob “Jack” Zerchak, 76, of Simpson died Thursday at Mid Valley Hospital, Peckville. His wife, the former Gertrude “Trudy” Dovin died in 2011. Born in Simpson, he was the son of the late John J. Zerchak and Anastasia “Tille” Pokula Zerc...

Robert Pfiffer, 91, of Carbondale died Wednesday at home. His wife the former Kathryn McWilliams died in 1996. Born in Jersey City, NJ; he was the son of the late Joseph & Mary Mabel JohnsonPfeiffer. He served in the Army during World War II in ...

Larry B. Ellett, 53, of Uniondale died Thursday at Geisinger-CMC, Scranton. His wife is the former Ronda Bishop. The couple had been married for 28 years. He was born in Hancock, NY and was raised in Carbondale, graduating from Carbondale Area High ...